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ValueAligned Review May 13. 2013 "Crash Protection Model"

2013-05-13T13:03:12-04:00

In 2009 we put in a crash protection model. We called that our Rapidan Momentum Model. The indicator let’s us pursue growth by helping us ignore the naysayers, doubters, media and our emotions. We get to trust the other indicators....

Improving Your Odds in the 'Retirement Gamble'

2013-05-08T09:18:01-04:00

Improving Your Odds in Retirement Roger Wohlner PBS’ "Frontline" recently aired "The Retirement Gamble," an excellent documentary on some of the problems with the retirement savings system in the U.S. While the show brought out some excellent points, it seemed...

Extraordinary fact of the day: More than an extra decade of life expectancy inside of two generations, 1950-2011 | AEIdeas

2013-05-08T09:16:06-04:00

An extra decade of life expectancy gained inside of two generations. From “The Biggest Retirement Myth Ever Told” at the Motley Fool website: While there has been tremendous progress in life expectancy over the last century, most of the gains...

Home Prices Score Highest Annual Gain Since 2006 - WSJ.com

2013-05-08T09:13:07-04:00

Home prices are rising at the fastest rate in seven years, with some communities seeing double-digit gains, as buyers are returning to a market where the number of properties for sale is in short supply. Housing prices are up by...

Citi's 'Panic-Euphoria Model' Screams BUY, And There's A 97% Chance Of A Double-Digit Return

2013-05-08T08:58:01-04:00

The proprietary Panic/Euphoria Model has been in panic territory since August 19th and the level generates a near 90% chance of higher equity prices in six months and a 97% probability of teen-like gains in the next 12 months (see...

Stock Market at New HIghs and Cash is Pouring into Bond Funds! Bond Fund Investors Be Warned.

2013-05-08T08:49:32-04:00

From Kimble Charting Solutions: Does the table below have something to do with the common assertion that "this is the most hated rally ever"? Stocks hitting all-time highs with outflows does make me question a lot of things, one of...

ValueAligned Portfolio up +14% Weekly Review; $AAPL, Sectors and the Yen

2013-04-30T08:47:33-04:00

The Buy and Hedge Fund called the ValueAligned Fund is up +9.4% for the year. It was down just -0.1% last week That compares to other stock hedge funds that are up +5.1% and down +1.4% last week. The Buy...

Rich Get Richer, Everyone Else Poorer

2013-04-25T09:00:24-04:00

When President Obama first ran in 2008, he claimed his economic policies would "foster economic growth from the bottom up and not just from the top down." He said he'd put in place "an immediate rescue plan for the middle...

Why has only the really rich, the top 1%, got richer under the current policy regimes, everyone else poorer?

2013-04-25T08:41:26-04:00

Berk: The proponents of the current rconomic policy regime-Progressives I think they want to be called-need to explain why the rich got richer and everyone else poorer under their policies - just like critics siad would happen.

Biggest buyback plan in history-Apple

2013-04-24T18:24:06-04:00

US corporations continue to announce dividend increases and more share buybacks. Dr Ed Yardeni has shown that corporate cash flow into the stock market--which totaled $2.1 trillion for the S&P 500 since stock prices bottomed during Q1-2009 through Q4-2012--has been...